Grand Style

Grand Style – These Women Model Inspiration For The Ages!

Grand Style is the title of an article written by my ‘Model Family’ member Wendy Packer for Grand magazine an online magazine for grandparents. Wendy has featured 9 models who are all over sixty years old, who Wendy goes on to say are vibrant, vivacious and still packing a punch of ‘Va Va Va Voom’. I’m honoured that I’m included as one of them – thank you, Wendy!

In Grand Style, Wendy writes: Today, there are modelling agencies and models the world over featuring models beyond age sixty. Five years ago you could comb the internet for hours and find barely a handful of models over forty. It seems now that ageism is diminishing in the fashion world. Women with grey/silver/white hair are becoming more visible every day.

Grand Style’s headline model is 62-year old Yazemeenah Rossi. Her hair started going white at about the age of 12 and she always loved her silver threads. Her goal was never to be the most famous or beautiful model but to be the most beautiful version of herself. Isn’t that wonderful! – #beyourownselfe

Contrary to what people might think about women in their 60s, Yazemeenah feels prettier today than ever before. She feels like a flower whose blossoms become more beautiful with each passing year.

Daphne Selfe Academy Graduate, California based Wendy Packer is the founder of Fashion Over Fifty which is all about fashion and much more – it’s about helping every woman find her light, love and inner beauty.

i am a 77 years old seniormodel
from the netherlands
I do the modelibgwork with a lot of pleasure ( fotoshoots, companyfilms, catwalk and commercials
even my husband Tony from 85 years old is still working as a seniormodel
and we have been in Capetown 2 month for modelingwork
We work as a couple or separate
I hope to do the modelingwork just as long as Daphne

Thank you for sharing this inspirational article and for giving women more diverse images of beauty. My Mum and Mother-in-law are both in their 60’s and gorgeous women – inside and out! Both have commented to me that they felt as they have aged they have been becoming more invisible to society. I don’t believe this to be true and am glad to have some evidence to help them embrace their beauty. My role model has always been Audrey Hepburn. I admire her timeless elegance and generosity of spirit. It’s wonderful that you are supporting women to age gracefully and learn how to find their place in the spotlight.